Wave motor



H. D. SNELL Oct. 3, 1933.

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Filed oct. 29, 1932 H. D. sNELL.

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ltomey Patented Oct. 3, 1932?Y --'1,92s,9s6 y .i WALvE MOTOR f 1mmV D'fsneli, port Arthur, Tex. Y Appliemon october 29, 1932." semina. 640,297

5 claimsntolgz'ss--io) The present invention relates to awave motor and has for ltsobject' to provide means whereby a series` of floats may be progressively raised by a wave and the 'upward motion thereof transferred to rotary motion of a shaft.

Another very important object 'of the invention resides in the provision of a mechanism of this nature which is comparatively simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufacture and 'assemble,` strong and durable, thoroughly efficient l and reliable in use and operation andotherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in vewas will appearas the-description proceeds,' the invention consists in certainnovel features of constructiomand in the combination and arrangement ofparts as will be hereinafter more fully described andclaimed;

'In the drawingsz. I-

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a wave motor embodying the-features of my invention.

Figure 2 isa vertical transverse section taken substantially on the line 2-'-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlargeddetail 'section taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the mechanism. Figure 5 is an end elevation thereof, and Figure 6 is a detail section through the upper portion of one of the uprightsl Y Referring to the drawings in detail lit willrbe seen that thenumeral 5 denotes an oblong con.

`crete base having a frame rising therefrom. The frame ismade up of a plurality of uprights dis- 'posed in spaced relation. Each upright is of a substantially inverted V-shaped formation and includes a pair of angle iron sides 6 the upper ends of which are secured togetherso that .the Vsides diverge downwardly toward each other terminating at their lower ends` in vertical extensions 'I which are anchored on thebase 5. These sides are preferably constructed of angle iron. A brace 8 extends between the upper ends of the extensions?. A bearing block 9 is xed on the V ciated therewith being held in place by means ofV upper end of each upright and has a cap 10 assobolts 11 or the like. A shaft. 12. is journalled in the bearing. Extending rfrom both sides of the block 9 are arms 14. Each arm 14 terminates in sleeves 15 by nuts 20. The braces 18 are secured' .to the adjacent sides 6 4of the uprights. Levers 21 are rockable intermediate their ends on the vrods 1-'1' betweenmuars 22. Pairsof cranks 23 are rockable-on the shaft 12 and are connected byV pins 24 to'links 25 and the links 25 are connected by pins 26 to the inner ends of the levers 21. Each pair of cranks 23 hasrockab1e therebetween on a pin,v2"1,a` pawl 28 with a spring 29 associated therewith for pressing the same into y it'has thus far progressed it will be readily` seen that asv a wave'inoves from one float to the other itl will cause the oat to-rise thereby rocking the corresponding leverl `and rocking the correspond- -ing crank so as to move the pawl overthe ratchet wheel and Whenthewave passes by or recedes the weight of the float will rock the lever in the opposite direction so that the upward swinging movementof the cranks will cause the pawlto engage a tooth in the ratchet wheel and thereby rock. the shaft. In this way it will be seen that a continuous rotary motion may be imparted to the shaft 12. g

The power generated by the mechanism may be used in various ways. In the present embodiment of the invention I have illustrated a platform 30' extending from one of the end uprights and braced as at 31. f' On this platform is a transmission mechanism 32 operatively connected with a generator 33. The transmission mechanism includes a shaft 34 on which is a gear 35 meshing'with the gear 36 on the adjacent end of the shaft 12. Y

The present embodiment of the invention has been described in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplication since in actual practice it attains the features ofV advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the `invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination andarrangement of parts may be resorted'to without departing from the spirit or scope ofthe invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A waveY motor of the class described including a base, uprights rising from the base, a shaft journalled on the uprights, arms extending from the uprights, a'rod supported in the arms to one side of the uprights, levers rockable interme- 2r c diate their ends on the rod between the uprights, means operatively connecting the levers'with the shaft so that 'the oscillatory movement of theV levers may be `transformed into rotary motion of the shaft, a plurality of groups of guides rising Y from the'base, a float movable between the guides, and links connecting the floats withV the levers.

2. A wave motorof the class described includf ing a base,vuprights .rising from thebase, a shaft journalled on the uprights, arms extending from the uprights, a rod supported in the arms to one side kof the uprights, levers rockable intermediate their ends on the rod between the uprights, means operatively connecting the levers With'thev shaft so that the oscillatory movement-of the on theshaft, cranks rockableV-on' theshaft adjacent the' ratchet, pawls carried by the cranks, springs engaging the pawls to urgelf'them Vinto engagement kwith the ratchet, and links connect-':

ing the other ends of the levers with'th'e cranks.`

3.-A wave motor of the classl described in-f cludng a base, uprights'rising from the base, Va.

shaft journalled on the uprights, arms extending fromA the uprights, a rod supportedin the arms to one side of the uprights, leversfrockable intermediate their ends on the rod, between the uprights, means operatively connecting the levers with the shaft sothat the oscillatory movementv'of the levers may be transformed into rotary motion of ithe shaft, a plurality of groups of ,guidesv rising from the base, Va float movable between the guides, and llinks connecting thevoats with the levers, each' upright comprising a substanv tially V-shapedmember composed of a pair of angle iron sides. Y Y 1 AA. In alwave motor. of fthe class described, a-

frame comprising a plurality of upright's, each Y gagement with the ratchet.

upright being of a substantially inverted V- shaped formation to include a pair of sides connected together at their upper ends and diverging downwardly from each other and merging into vertical lower portions, braces Vbetween the upper ends of the vertical portions,bearings on the upper ends ofthe uprights, and a shaft journalled in said bearings, arms extending from the bearings to the sides of the uprightspand terminating in sleeves, a rod extending through said sleeve, a plurality of levers rockable inter- Vmediate their ends on the rod between the uprights, float actuated meansfor oscillating the levers, and means between the levers 'and the shaftfor transforming the oscillatory motion of the levers intorotary motion of the shaft.

5.'Irn a wave motor of the class described, a frame comprising Vva plurality of uprights, each upright being of a substantially inverted i V- shaped 'formation to include a pair of sides con- 9o nected 'together at their upper ends and divergingdownwardly from each ether` and merging intovertical lower, portions, braces between the upper ,ends of the verticalportions, bearings on.V the upper ends of the uprghts, and a shaft journalled said'bearings, arms extending from the bearings to the sides ofl the uprights andv terminating in sleeves, a rod extending through said sleeve, Aa plurality of levers rockable intermediate their ends onvthe rod'betweenthe up.- 105 rights, float actuated means fory oscillating the levers,V ajplurality of` ratchet wheels on the shaft betweenr the uprights, a pair of cranks rockable onthershaft associated with each ratchet wheel to provide onel crank on eachy side thereof, a pin 1,19 between the youter ends of the cranks, va linkA engageablefwith said pin .and with thev corre-l sponding lever, a pawl rockably mounted betweenv each pair of cranks, spring means associated with the pawls to normally urgeV them'into en- 1,15

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